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Date: 1949

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: C-164-050

Description: The title reads 'Hardly cricket! The cartoon shows a game of cricket with the 'Budget' as the wickets. Labour bowls and National bats and the two leaders wear multiple hats. From the left, clockwise, the batters (National) are - ?, William Sullivan, William Goosman, National leader Sid Holland, ?, Ronald Algie. From left clockwise (Labour) are Walter Nash, PM Peter Fraser, Robert Semple, ?, ?, ?. A judge sitting above calls out 'No ball', 'over', wide', and 'out'. Text reads 'Station 2YA - We now cross for a bawl by bawl commentary by John-Owe-a-lot, on the third day's play of the match Gentlemen v. Players - "Holland has yet to open his Account... Nash opens the bowling... Fraser will take over at the other end... Holland loans into this one and makes a recovery drive for four million... John Taxpayer sends a very poor return into the income tax people.... Semple comes on to bawl... He's looking for an argument to bowl with... What's Orson Wells doing at Third Man? Goosman is yet to break his duck... Now he electrifies the crowd with a tremendous power cut... Point of order is moving in... There's an apeal against the Electric Light Account... and they're taking the tea adjournment, so I'll pass you over to "Arfer Million for his impressions so far".' The title 'Start of the political stunt season' is at the bottom. Scribbled in blue ink are the words 'Cancelled' (why?) Was it because Labour lost and this cartoon shows them pretty confident? Also text '4 col Stipple over carpet'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 555 x 760 mm

Date: 1955

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1955/1899-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 3.25 x 4.25 inches

Date: 1949

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-017

Description: The cartoon is a series of cameos featuring politicians and others as All Blacks as the country heads towards the 1949 general election. The first cameo shows a man with a '?' on his jersey who scratches his head; text below reads 'Masterton - wet or dry, a trustworthy player-' The second shows PM Peter Fraser running with a rugby ball that represents 'Raglan' under his arm; text reads 'P. Fraser - his duel with Bretton Woods, (the international) will be watched with great interest-' The third cameo shows leader of the National Party, Sid Holland, whispering in the ear of a much smaller Frederick Widdowson Doidge who holds a rugby ball; text reads 'Private enterprise' - Sid's great discovery, knows all the doidges (wordplay on 'Doidge' and 'dodge') (no relation to Doug. Credit.) (is 'doug' another wordplay?) In the fourth cameo a player with his leg in plaster lies on a bed which floats in the sea; text reads 'M.S. Wanganella - the (dead) lock, may be a dead loss, still in dock with injuries received earlier. Has been to Australia before.' The fifth cameo shows a black rectangle with the words 'Wellington - All Black' below it. The sixth cameo shows two players bending over and presenting their backsides to the viewer; below are the words 'The union secretaries - back row, side row, front row, any old row will suit them - especially if it's about danger money-' (wordplay on 'row' meaning a straight line and the differently pronounced 'row' meaning 'argument') The seventh cameo in the centre is Walter Nash who grabs for a ball that represents the 'budget' (Nash's 'black budget'); text reads 'Touch'yer Nash - the fly-away half contemporary and admirer of Charlie Taxton; playing loan (or) cash (or) share league reputedly for big money-' Below him is 'Angus McLagan - the left winger - a hard man to tackle, possibly the toughest man in the country-'; McLagan runs with the ball looking tough. Eighth is a large player who sits on a rugby ball that represents 'work' looking stubborn above the text 'Willie Watersider - the go-slow (ex-Onslow) forward, generally asking somebody to back up, back out, back down, or back pay -' and in the corner is a player holding a ball that represents Karapiro above the text '-and of course, R. Semple, one of the best feat-bawlers in the country!' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 380 x 490 mm

Date: 1950

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-184-036

Description: The Prime Minister Sid Holland has just completed a painting of the state of New Zealand's finances - it is entitled 'The financial situation 1950'. Text reads '"It would not be fair to the artist if you did not have a look at the whole picture before commenting on it." - said Mr Nash, referring to Mr Holland's Report on New Zealand's Finances'. Leader of the opposition Labour Party Walter Nash looks at the painting and says 'Hm'm - I painted much the same subject only last year - but in very, very bright colours!' Context - Nash became leader of the Labour Party at the end of 1950 when Peter Fraser died but he had been Finance Minister in the Savage and Fraser ministries from 1935. The economy was becoming sluggish and most Western European countries, as well as several in East Asia, overtook New Zealand in terms of real per capita income. The title 'Modern art' and the words '4 col' appear at the bottom of the cartoon. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and blue pencil on paper 380 x 560 mm

Date: 1950

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-012

Description: Prime Minister Sid Holland stands before a group of representatives of various women's organisations and angrily reprimands 'that lady with the moustache and the familiar voice...' for asking about 'that twelve million quid' again. The 'lady with the moustache' is former Labour PM Walter Nash. The man to Sid Holland's right is probably Jack Watts, who closely followed economic policy. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 340 x 500 mm

Date: 1954

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-184-038

Description: A group of men dance and clap as an ancient man with '"Gaffer" parliamrnt printed on his vest skips under the joined hands of PM Sid Holland and leader of the opposition Walter Nash. Above them are decorations that include a placard bearing the words 'Happy "100th" Gran'dad'. Context - the celebrations marking the one hundredth anniversary of the first meeting of parliament in May 1854. The first colonial secretary was Andrew Sinclair. At bottom of cartoon in pencil is text reading 'What a constitution!' and '3 col Today Monday 24th May '54'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pastel on paper, 390 x 560 mm

Date: 1949 - 1952

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-009

Description: The scene is the cartoonist's desk on which a telephone with its receiver off the hook rings and the cartoonist makes ink spots with his brush - the inkspots become small silhouettes of from left; Walter Nash, leader of the Labour opposition, Sid Holland, Prime Minister, William Sullivan, Minister of Labour, Ronald Algie, Minister of Education, and Keith Holyoake Minister of Agriculture and marketing. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper 370 x 440 mm

Date: 1964

From: [Various cartoonists including Sir Gordon Minhinnick 1902-1992] :[Newspaper clippings of cartoons from New Zealand newspapers. 15 December 1948 to 5 September 1972.]

By: Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992; New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: E-549-q-13-004

Description: Shows Holyoake and Nash talking. Holyoake is looking over his shoulder at an angry Asian man (probably President Sukarno of Indonesia) who is running with a sword in his hand towards another man (Malaysia). Refers to relations between New Zealand and South East Asia. Exhibited in 'The Line-Up' exhibition of 36 cartoons by 36 cartoonists curated by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited in the National Library auditorium foyer from 5 April 2002 to mark the tenth anniversary of establishment of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 photocopy

Date: 16 Apr 1957

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1957/1074-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Other - original negative envelope reads "Apple & Pear Board's visitors to Nelson (M.P.s etc) (hold all negs)" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Date: 1958

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1958/1160-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative 6.5 x 6.5 inches

Date: 1950

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-026

Description: The cartoon begins with a man saying to a group of passers by 'The Cartoon Dept. is conducting a quick Gallop on the question - is the TAB a good thing?' The first person interviewed is a 'Mother of ten' who is surrounded by children and has a husband in tow - she answers the queston with 'All things in moderation, I say!'; second is a 'Maori elder' wearing a feathered cloak who says 'Taboo!'; Next is Mr Nash who says 'Yes - No! The government, by pursuing its disastrous financial & import policy...'; then comes a 'returned soldier' who says 'I had three in the army - never again!'; next is a 'grocer' who says 'It's taking our bread out of your mouths!' and last is an 'ex-bookie' who screams 'It was an evil day the day it started!' Context - Betting on horses was taken over in 1950 by a state-run agency, the Totalisator Agency Board or TAB which explains the wrath of the ex-bookie. The TAB began in 1950 under the first National Government with Sid Holland as PM. It was a controversial subject. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 340 x 505 mm.

Date: 16 Apr 1957

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1957/1077-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Other - original negative envelope reads "Apple & Pear Board's visitors to Nelson (M.P.s etc) (hold all negs)" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Date: 28 February 1956

From: Hill, Morris James, 1929-2002 :Negatives of Wellington, and national events and personalities

Reference: 1/2-177063-F

Description: The Goveror General Sir Willoughby Norrie speaking from the Dais to people seated, during the opening ceremonies for the Lower Hutt War Memorial Library, photographed by Morrie Hill. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 6 x 6 cm

Date: 1954

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991

Reference: B-184-023

Description: Leader of the Labour Party Walter Nash and Prime Minister Sid Holland peer with torches into the darkness of the Waitomo Caves. Scattered among the stalactites and stalagmites appear the words 'wages', 'police', 'prices', Antarctica', 'budget', 'housing', 'SEATO', and 'railways'. Walter Nash's torch picks out a grinning elf sitting on a toadstool. Context - probably just before the 1954 election, won by the National Party but in which Social Credit won 11% of the total vote. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil and Chinese white on paper 380 x 480 mm

Date: 1949 - 1951

By: Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-184-042

Description: The cartoon is composed of five cameos; reading anti-clockwise the first has text reading 'featuring such artists as Fred (Spike) Jones and his City Boot-Clickers' and shows the 'Spike Jones' (American?) band playing. The second has text that reads 'Bob Semple in a humourous recitation "They wouldn't let me broadcast that!"' and shows Bob Semple former trade unionist and MP in the first Labour government, yelling into a microphone. The third has the text 'And Fred Doidge swooning about "UNO I love you"' and shows Fred Doidge (Minister for Foreign Affairs and thus involved with the United Nations Organisation) singing into a microphone labelled 'NBC' (National Broadcasting Corporation). The fourth shows Sir Walter Nash, leader of the Labour opposition, holding a microphone and raising his hat accompanied by the text 'And Walter Nash, in his "Tax it from here" programme (They're very prahd of Wal back in the buildings)! The fifth and last has text reading 'Sid Holland and his search for "talent" requesting John Public to "Put another mickle in -" and shows PM Sid Holland with a large radio in the background with the words 'What's DUE box' above it exhorting a cross-looking man to pay more. Context - Sid Holland appears to be promoting the idea of more local talent on the national radio. Spike Jones and his City Slickers were an American jazz band. At bottom of cartoon in pencil is text reading '4 1/2 col'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 380 x 560 mm

Date: 16 Apr 1957

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: EP/1957/1073a-F

Description: Photograph taken for the Evening Post newspaper of Wellington by an unidentified staff photographer. Other - original negative envelope reads "Apple & Pear Board's visitors to Nelson (M.P.s etc) (hold all negs)" Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Date: 23 January 1940

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: PAColl-5482-004

Description: Shows a group of mourners at the grave of Honiana Te Puni, Petone, after the Hon W Nash had laid a wreath in memory of the late chief. Photograph taken by a staff member of the Evening Post on 23 January 1940. Inscriptions: Verso - top left - Newsclipping attached: Scene at the grave of Honiana Te Puni, at Petone, after the Hon. W Nash had laid a wreath in memory of the late chief of the Ngatiawa as a prelude to yesterday's ceremonies. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Processing information: Name in scope note amended following information from family member, 9 May 2023.

Date: 1949

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: C-164-049

Description: The title in pencil below is 'Start of the political stunt season'. Sid Holland, leader of the National Party, has tried to do a series of somersaults and ends up crashing painfully onto the mat. Nearby PM Peter Fraser (standing on one hand) and Finance Minister, Walter Nash, do competent gymnastic exercises and the PM says (referring to Sid Holland's crash) 'I believe he calls it the 'No confidence motion'. Context - the run up to the 1949 election which was won comfortably by National. The title 'Start of the political stunt season' is at the bottom. Scribbled in blue ink are the words 'Cancelled' (why?) Was it because Labour lost and this cartoon shows them pretty confident? Also text '4 col Stipple over carpet'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper 555 x 760 mm

Date: 22 Jan 1940

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: PAColl-8557-28

Description: Dignitaries arriving, amongst a crowd, for the unveiling of the Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial in Petone, Lower Hutt, Wellington, on 22 January 1940. Shows the Governor General, Lord Galway (centre, holding a pale hat), Lady Galway, Mr London (Mayor of Petone), the Honourable Walter Nash (Minister of Finance), and the Honourable Peter Fraser (Prime Minister). The man behind the main figures is possibly photographer Jeremy Garvitch. Photograph taken by an unidentified staff photographer for the 'Evening Post'. Publication note - Published in the 'Evening Post' 23 January 1940 1840-1940 settlers memorial on Petone foreshore designed by H L Massey in 1939. Features a replica of the `Aurora'. Converted into the Petone Settlers Museum, in stages, between 1977-1989. Source of descriptive information - Notes on print, and 'Evening Post' feature published 23 January 1940 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 15.8 x 20.7 cm

Date: 16 March 1939

From: Evening post (Newspaper. 1865-2002) :Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post newspaper

Reference: PAColl-7796-45

Description: Photograph shows Michael J Savage and a ministerial party visiting the Wellington Ngauranga Gorge construction site. Bull-dozers and other earthmoving machinery are visible in the background, along with piles of rubble. Photograph taken 16 March 1939, by an unidentified photographer for the Evening Post. Sources: 'Ministerial Party's visit to road construction works'."The Evening Post". 17 March 1939. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/evening-post/1939/03/17/7 accessed 12 March 2024. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 21.4 x 15.6 cm Processing information: Title and description updated 12 March 2024 following information from a researcher. Location identified as Ngauranga Gorge and not Centennial highway.